Drew Barrymore has been dropped as an awards ceremony host for The National Book Foundation amid the protest over her decision to resume her daytime talk show in the wake of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. In a post on X, the Foundation wrote in part: "The National Book Award is an evening dedicated to celebrating the power of literature, and the incomparable contributions of writers to our culture. In light of the announcement that 'The Drew Barrymore Show' will resume production, the National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms. Barrymore's invitation to host the 74th National Book Awards Ceremony."
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00:00 Drew Barrymore has been dropped as an awards ceremony host amid the protest over her decision
00:04 to resume her daytime talk show in the wake of the WGA and SAG Afterstrikes.
00:11 The National Book Foundation has said they're dropping Barrymore as host of their upcoming
00:14 awards ceremony, which takes place in New York on Nov. 15.
00:19 In a post on X, the foundation wrote in part, "The National Book Award is an evening dedicated
00:24 to celebrating the power of literature and the incomparable contributions of writers
00:28 to our culture.
00:29 In light of the announcement that the Drew Barrymore show will resume production, the
00:33 National Book Foundation has rescinded Ms. Barrymore's invitation to host the 74th National
00:38 Book Awards ceremony.
00:39 The move follows the Drew Barrymore show being picketed outside CBS Studios on Monday as
00:44 the daytime show resumed filming amid the writers and afterstrikes.
00:48 Barrymore announced her decision on Sunday to resume filming the show, saying that the
00:52 talk show would not use WGA writers and would otherwise be complying with WGA and SAG After
00:58 Rules.
00:59 One of the Drew Barrymore show writers, Chelsea White, was picketing outside the studio and
01:03 told The Hollywood Reporter that she was surprised and disappointed that the show had resumed.
01:07 "I think in general this is obviously bigger than us three writers on the Drew Barrymore
01:11 show.
01:12 It's a bummer to hear that the show is going back because it sends a message that union
01:15 writers are not valuable."
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